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The Weekend Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist
Inherited Trauma
Declining Birth Rates
War
Policy
Sex In Space
Koinonia
Clarence Jordan
Royal Caribbean
Star Of the Seas
Nuclear Weapons
Hibakusha
Lenny Jordan
Atomic Bombings
United States
Japan
Nagasaki
Memory Keepers
Hiroshima
Peace Activism
Cold War

One story, vividly told. Join The Economist’s correspondents from around the world as they step back from the news to report on the people, places and ideas that matter most to them and shape all our lives. Published every Saturday.

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Latest Episodes

Chef Gary Thomas has a lot on his plate. That’s because he’s in the business of feeding thousands of people a day on a ship in the middle of the ocean. Not just any ship – the Star of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. 

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Seventy years ago, a small Christian community in rural Georgia became an unlikely battleground in America’s fight over civil rights. Koinonia was founded on a radical idea: that black and white families should live, work and worship together as equa... more

The Weekend Intelligence has got it's own feed. That means no more scrolling back every week to find episodes you've missed, they're all in one handy place. All one hundred (and counting).

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In Japan, the last witnesses to the horror of nuclear destruction are approaching the end of their lives. And as they die out, nuclear weapons no longer seem to induce the same degree of revulsion they once did. The arms control architecture built up... more

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Noah Sneider
Journalist focusing on global issues and personal narratives
The Economist
Episode: The Weekend Intelligence: The Memory Keepers
Keiko Ogura
Survivor of the Hiroshima bombing and witness to atomic history
Episode: The Weekend Intelligence: The Memory Keepers
Setsuko Thurlow
Hibakusha and activist for nuclear disarmament
Episode: The Weekend Intelligence: The Memory Keepers
Clifton Truman Daniel
Grandson of President Harry Truman, who authorized the atomic bombings
Episode: The Weekend Intelligence: The Memory Keepers

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Q: What makes the Royal Caribbean food system work so well?
Chef Gary explains that it involves a combination of high standards, intense preparation, and a sophisticated ordering system to manage inventory and food waste.

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